Thanks Gord, The phone has been ringing! I just wanted everyone to know the pictures were taken with a digital camera. The professional photographer said that

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, Oct 18, 2002

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Thanks Gord,

The phone has been ringing!

I just wanted everyone to know the pictures were taken with a digital
camera. The professional photographer said that is all the photographers he
knows now use and pointed out the difference in the picture of my daughter
that ran on December 24, 1980 and said to compare to mine. The older one
taken with the best 35 mm camera of the day is much more grainy.

I have had people tell me that digital cameras are not as good as regular 35
mm but now I have two photos two decades apart to show them.

Hi Gordon: Do you know offhand what section or what page Bly s article was on. There must be different issues of the Herald put out as I read the paper cover

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, Oct 27, 2002

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Hi Gordon:
Do you know offhand what section or what page Bly's article was on.
There must be different issues of the Herald put out as I read the paper
cover to cover, just retrieved it from the recycle bag and still cannot
find an article by Bly (kind of rhythms doesn't it?) May I also offer
my congratulations to you and the AFHS members who worked so hard and
diligently to put on a great show. The talks seemed to be well attended
but there seemed to be less traffic around the demos and commercial
tables. Nice to see some old friends in attendance. My thanks also to
Doug Stobbs and the members of the Legacy SIG for their great efforts.
Also once again nice to see support from Legacy by way of Geoff
Rasmussen, and thanks for his donation to the Legacy SIG.
best reguards Charlie

It's been a great week for genealogists, says Gordon Hulbert, one of the
organizers of Roots 2002, the annual conference of the Alberta Family
Histories Society.

The conference, held Saturday at the Hospitality Inn on Macleod Trail,
followed on the heels of the opening of an online census database Wednesday,
and the enthusiastic response Friday to a project that links DNA and
genealogical research.

"Genealogy has been given a huge boost," Hulbert said.

The family history conference attracted more than 400 people who came to
learn more about various areas of genealogical research and the latest
technology.

Many of those who attended Saturday's seminars crowded into a southwest
Calgary church Friday night to hear about the Molecular Genealogy Research
Project. About 350 people donated pedigree charts and DNA samples to the
project.

Tod Schulthess, general manager of the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy
Foundation, said his foundation aims to gather hundreds of thousands of DNA
samples from around the world and will use the research to construct a
molecular "family tree" that shows how people from different parts of the
world are related.

The research is funded mainly by James Sorenson, an American known for his
invention of various medical devices, including a new type of surgical mask
and more effective IV needles.

In a video shown at Friday's presentation, Sorenson said he's invented many
things, but DNA research is the biggest thing he's been involved in.

Schulthess said the DNA collected for the research cannot be misused. The
genetic markers use in the research are "junk DNA," he said, not useful in
identifying physical characteristics.

"It won't tell us what colour your eyes are or if you're prone to baldness,"
he said.

He said he was overwhelmed by the Calgary response to the project, which he
said was far greater than in any other city the foundation has visited.

The event was organized with the help of the Family Histories Society, as
well as the Family History Centre of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.

At Saturday's conference, Hulbert said the DNA project attracts attention to
genealogy.

"It's like the Internet fuss of a few years ago," he said. And like the
Internet, the project has the potential to push genealogical research ahead
"by great leaps."

"I think maybe in five or 10 years, you're going to see some big things come
out of this."

On Wednesday, the LDS church launched a database of the 1880 U.S. census,
the 1881 Canadian census and the 1881 British census. This allows, among
other things, a person to search all three censuses at the same time.

Dave Obee of Victoria, one of the speakers at the conference, said genealogy
is detective work.

"This is more fun than reading a detective novel," he said, "because it's
real, and when you're done, you have something in your hands.

"Genealogists are aware of what's going on in the world because they know
things like geography, politics and persecution."

There's something approaching a subculture among family history enthusiasts.
Among the books, maps and research aids offered for sale were more whimsical
items, such as bumper stickers that read "Genealogy: Living in the Past
Lane," ties with old photographs on them, and T-shirts adorned with pedigree
charts.

> Hi Gordon:
> Do you know offhand what section or what page Bly's article was on.
> There must be different issues of the Herald put out as I read the paper
> cover to cover, just retrieved it from the recycle bag and still cannot
> find an article by Bly (kind of rhythms doesn't it?) May I also offer
> my congratulations to you and the AFHS members who worked so hard and
> diligently to put on a great show. The talks seemed to be well attended
> but there seemed to be less traffic around the demos and commercial
> tables. Nice to see some old friends in attendance. My thanks also to
> Doug Stobbs and the members of the Legacy SIG for their great efforts.
> Also once again nice to see support from Legacy by way of Geoff
> Rasmussen, and thanks for his donation to the Legacy SIG.
> best reguards Charlie
>
> Gord Hulbert wrote:
> >
> > Hi there:
> >
> > For those of you that receive the Calgary Herald, be sure to look for
Davis
> > Bly's article in this monrning's newspaper.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Gord Hulbert
> > http://www.Hulbert.ca
> > http://www.Family-Roots.ca
> > http://www.Wersi-Users-Group.org
> >
> > http://www.afhs.ab.ca
>
> http://www.afhs.ab.ca
>
>

Hi Gordon:
Do you know offhand what section or what page Bly's article was on.
There must be different issues of the Herald put out as I read the
paper
cover to cover, just retrieved it from the recycle bag and still cannot
find an article by Bly (kind of rhythms doesn't it?) May I also
offer
my congratulations to you and the AFHS members who worked so hard and
diligently to put on a great show. The talks seemed to be well attended
but there seemed to be less traffic around the demos and commercial
tables. Nice to see some old friends in attendance. My thanks
also to
Doug Stobbs and the members of the Legacy SIG for their great efforts.
Also once again nice to see support from Legacy by way of Geoff
Rasmussen, and thanks for his donation to the Legacy SIG.
best reguards Charlie

Page C4 in the City Section of a Herald from a coin box not far from the hotel. Elizabeth ... From: Charles Aubin ... http://www.afhs.ab.ca

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, Oct 27, 2002

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Page C4 in the City Section of a Herald from a coin box not far from the
hotel.
Elizabeth

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Aubin"
> Do you know offhand what section or what page Bly's article was on.
> There must be different issues of the Herald put out as I read the paper
> cover to cover, just retrieved it from the recycle bag and still cannot
> find an article by Bly